| Show TEST OATH BILL Ma fAILS IN SENATE 1 Hou House e Amendment Referring to Celestial Marriage Ob Objected Objected Objected Ob- Ob To FACTIONAL FIGHT FACTIONAL FIGHT IN VIEW huller Duller Holds s Measure Is Not One Which Purges Purge's C of ur I tl m Republican Special Service Ser Boise Bois Feb 21 By By a strict pal party vote ole of I 11 4 to o C G the time senate to today a re refused refused re- re fused usell tu to concur in iii the hou house o ments to the lie l test sl oath bill and aral appointed ap- ap pointed a continence committee Time The hill lull which originated o in lii the senate made nade no to celestial marriage marriage mar mar- 1 and lId this lIlls I Is the point upon which th the action tui turned today The Iho amendment amend ment in iii time the house was wa made mad In lii on 01 older cler that the bill hili might conform to lu the I provisions s o of the time Constitution tIme the measure rc was up UI jn III th he lie senate today lively debate dehate marked Its Us every movement Senator was a n I leader header l In the animated discussion discus lisCus- cus- cus Ion sion and speaking to the tho question I said I If we are an ti going tn t adopt t the lest test oath bill hili at nl all it H should be prescribed by 11 the time Constitution The legislature has hus no iio power CI to change the lii tion The Constitution should be bes s cl ed I to i-i i all nil I This liIs Is o oath h ma may not be he betaken taken front flom hut but may 1 be added to as the tho next section says ay S as plainly a as can be he stated In the English language I Docs Io-cs O Not t PUI Purge c of or ir r Duller sa said ill that the Constitution clo does not requite require a a. test oath The Thc truth Is he ho said I when any one lives in ill that state objected to in inthe the lan Jan gung o of the C Constitution he can not ote vote He lie held tJ that hint it the test oath was WOR not a method of or purging onos ono's self of ot an offense against an infraction of the lawI law I 11 1 am nm opposed to this un American test lest o oath th business he said Iel Jn In con clu elution lon argued that the test oath provIsIon provision provision pro pro- vision vision- of the Constitution Is Js exe self saul said that hat the oath was was- a a. bluff and anil that If Jf u u a man muon was vas disfranchised ells dis franchised by b the Constitution all nil time the oaths that be hc Invented In would hot not him blat tile the right light to Vote vole lne l Macbeth said that t sl Gentile Gentile Gen- Gen tile lie Republicans In the he house houIe and anel several soy sev eral ersi onnon l had hall the C 0 am 10 ij Ii H. H l Lonii heaps two years earl Crom I imo imo- W m woul be arrayed be uI against each othi oth o r rhe he the Gentiles and Mormons oC or the time state lIe le f that this hill law should be C enacted enact enact- ed to tC tat take e the mattel mattel- out of or politics Ho then discussed the and celestial Ual marriage anti and said that time the celestial marriage had been ed cd at Democratic h headquarters a last tt fall so that they might see seo what it H was like hIke This statement created general gen gen- oral eral laughter through the tho chamber oi Interpreted h by Courts Rich said that he had no objection to the law against polygamous or 01 marriage Celestial marriage mar mar- which I hu has ha no reference to polygamy am amy he said l has as not nut been heen interpreted interpret interpret- ed cd by the courts court and ho did diel not know what whal they might ht hold Buller's Bullers election oath hUl hiLli which is intended ee to lo amend the election Jaw Jows ma so that th the party emblem on III ballots will be done 1000 n auay nuy uy with was il mutely postponed in ill the s-enato s today todar The fhe house a after much debate passed the bill biU creating county cO In III northern Idaho The house has made the direct primary primary mary law a u special specia order of or bu business for fOl next Monday londaY morning |
